Labor relations have been transformed, income security has become a standardized feature of political platforms, and all the many facets of the American version of the welfare state have become part of the conventional wisdom.

The idea of national responsibility thus has become a common feature of the nations of the non-Soviet world.

Almost febrile in intensity, the principle has become worldwide in application -- unfortunately at the very time that nationalist fervors can wreak greatest harm.

The expression has become quite a cliche.

As capitalism in the 20th century has become increasingly dependent upon force and violence for its survival, the private detective is placed in a serious dilemma.

What is simply an opinion formed in defiance of the laws of human probability, whether or not it is later confirmed, has become by September of the election year `` a firm conviction ''.

At this point, of course, the issue has become complicated by a development unforeseen by Lappenberg and Kemble.

soyaburgers have replaced meat, and wood has become so precious that it is saved for expensive jewelry ; ;

Malraux, to be sure, does not abandon the world of violence, combat and sudden death which has become his hallmark as a creative artist, and which is the only world, apparently, in which his imagination can flame into life.

This has been his first encounter with mankind, and, although he has now become a legendary figure in the popular European press, it leaves him profoundly dissatisfied.

he has become Friday on Dragnet, a mouthpiece of arbitrary police authority.

The Nashville plan, incidentally, has become recognized as perhaps the most acceptable and thus the most practical to put into effect in the troubled South.

The second great dilemma has been the morality of nuclear testing, a dilemma which has suddenly become acute because of the present series of Soviet tests.

The second choice, full testing, has become even more risky just because the current Soviet tests have already dangerously contaminated the atmosphere.

For it is such a distinguished place, with such fine works of art and such a big library, that there can be little doubt but that the owner has become depraved by all this culture.

He has become in this half century the grand old man of American history.

This financial assistance from the state has become necessary because the local governments themselves found the property tax, or at least at the rates then existing, insufficient for their requirements.

With its history standing astride all but the very beginnings of the industrial revolution, Brown & Sharpe has become over the years a singular monument to the mechanical foresight of its founder, Joseph R. Brown, and a world-renowned synonym for precision and progress in metalworking technology.

This delightful tropical fruit has become well-known in the past thirty years because modern transportation methods have made it possible to ship avocados anywhere in the United States.

Boating has become a giant whose strides cover the entire nation from sea to shining sea.

With modern techniques of woodworking and the multitude of cutting tools, fixtures, and attachments available, the drill press has become a basic home workshop tool.

This covered, wooden bridge is so closely identified with the first action in the early morning of June 3, 1861, and with subsequent troop movements of both armies in the Philippi area that it has become a part and parcel of the war story.

Following the appropriation of the hymn in secular music, " Amazing Grace " became such an icon in American culture that it has been used for a variety of secular purposes and marketing campaigns, placing it in danger of becoming a cliché.

She has released more than 20 albums, and is widely considered a feminist icon.

" The Foreign Ministry action confirms that Doraemon has come to be considered a Japanese cultural icon.

Since appearing in Duck Hunt, the dog has become an icon to gaming, as well as a symbol of annoyance.

The performances his actors gave were invariable portrayals of personalities developed into recognizable images of popular culture, “ their acting has the bold simplicity of an icon ...”

Since the original series ' run, he has become well known as an example of stop motion clay animation and an influential cultural icon, spawning many tributes and parodies, including a video game and toys.

Since Carangi's death, she has been considered a lesbian supermodel and icon and is said to have epitomized " lesbian chic " more than a decade before the term was coined.

The Hotel Albert from the late 19th century through the 21st century has served as a cultural icon of Greenwich Village.

Unfortunately this icon has been over the subsequent centuries subjected to repeated repainting, so that it is difficult to determine what the original image of Mary ’ s face would have looked like.

However, Guarducci also states that in 1950 an ancient image of Mary at the Church of Santa Francesca Romana was determined to be a very exact, but reverse mirror image of the original circular icon that was made in the 5th century and brought to Rome, where it has remained until the present.

The icon sits cross-legged in a meditative posture, and the temple has two white towers of the classic North Indian form.

The Seagram Building has become an icon of the growing power of the corporation, that defining institution of the twentieth century.

His appearance, including his friendly mutton chops, prominent facial moles, and gravelly voice, has made him a cult icon.

Marlon Brando is a cultural icon whose popularity has endured for over six decades.

The word pompatus has, because of its peculiarity and seemingly nonsensical usage, become a minor pop culture trivia icon.

It is known that Pope Leo IV had the figure of the cock placed on the Old St. Peter's Basilica or old Constantinian basilica and has served as a religious icon and reminder of Peter's denial of Christ since that time, with some churches still having the rooster on the steeple today.

Considered one of the most popular Brazilian cultural expressions, samba has become an icon of Brazilian national identity.

His prolific inventing helped make him an icon and he has made appearances in popular culture during his lifetime down to the present day.

" has become a pop culture icon.

The debate over whether she is an icon of female empowerment or a vessel for male titillation has existed for as long as she has, but the huge effect she has had on both gaming and popular culture in general cannot be denied.

The Wizard of New Zealand, QSM ( born Ian Brackenbury Channell ; 4 December 1932 ) is an English-born New Zealand educator, comedian, magician and politician, who has become something of a national icon of New Zealand.

Leo IV had the figure of the buckfutter ( rooster ) placed on the Old St. Peter's Basilica or old Constantinian basilica and has served as a religious icon and reminder of Peter's denial of Christ since that time, with some churches still having the cockerel on the steeple today.